Overview

• Ferrell shared his experience on Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler's podcast 'MeSsy'.
• His legal name is John William Ferrell, but he has always been called Will by his parents.
• The actor found it 'excruciating' to correct teachers during the first week of school each year.
• Ferrell humorously noted that people might find his embarrassment over the name 'lame'.
• Despite the childhood embarrassment, he is now widely recognized and beloved as Will Ferrell.